+
Chapter 3 Review
Power Point/multiple choice style questions
+
1
Organisms
that are able to
convert inorganic CO2 and H2O
into glucose with energy from the
sun.
 Producer
 Primary
consumer
 Secondary consumer
 Tertiary consumer
 decomposer
+
2
Fungi
secreting enzyme into a
fallen tree are able to cycle the
nutrients from the tree back to the
soil
 Producer
 Primary
consumer
 Secondary consumer
 Tertiary consumer
 decomposer
+
3
A
coyote that captures an
herbivorous mouse
 Producer
 Primary
consumer
 Secondary consumer
 Tertiary consumer
 decomposer
+
4
Which
pair of cycles are most
associated with inorganic
fertilizer and sewage waste?
Carbon & nitrogen
 Sulfur and carbon
 Phosphorus and nitrogen
 Sulfur and nitrogen
 Sulfur and water

+
5
In
which biogeochemical cycles
are humans most affecting the
natural greenhouse effect?
Carbon & nitrogen
 Sulfur and carbon
 Phosphorus and nitrogen
 Sulfur and nitrogen
 Sulfur and water

+
6
Which
2 cycles are directly
related to acid deposition?
Carbon & nitrogen
 Sulfur and carbon
 Phosphorus and nitrogen
 Sulfur and nitrogen
 Sulfur and water

+
7
A
____ consists of all species
interacting with one another and
their nonliving environment.
 Habitat
 Population
 Community
 Ecosystem
 biosphere
+
8
Which
of the following is NOT
considered to be an organism?
A monarch butterfly
 Trapdoor spider
 Nucleus of a cell
 American elm
 orchid

+
9
 The
following is a list of levels of
organization within an ecological
hierarchy. Which shows the correct
sequence from narrow to broad focus?

Species-ecosystem-community-ecosphere-organism-population

Organism-species-population-community-ecosystem-ecosphere

Ecosystem-species-ecosphere-community-population-organism

Organism-population-species-community-ecosphere

Ecosphere-ecosystem-community-population-species-organism
+
10
The
biosphere includes all of the
following EXCEPT:
Atmosphere
Troposphere
Geosphere
Hydrosphere
thermosphere
+
11
Life
on Earth depends on three
interconnected factors. Which of
the following are involved in
sustaining life on Earth?
I. Flow
of high-quality energy
II. Cycling of Matter or nutrients
III. Gravity
+
12
A group of salmon swimming in a
river would be an example of
a(n):
Population
Organism
Community
Ecosystem
habitat
+
13
Solar
energy flowing through the
biosphere does all of the
following EXCEPT:
Warms
the atmosphere
Evaporates water
Generates winds
Neutralizes carbon gas
Supports plant growth
+
14
Most
of the solar radiation that
passes through the atmosphere:
Is
degraded into longer
wavelength infrared radiation
Is converted to gamma radiation
Is deflected off hard surfaces
Is absorbed by the ozone
Is absorbed by organisms
+
15
 Which
of the following is NOT true
regarding the Greenhouse Effect (GHE):
 The
GHE is vital to continued life on Earth as
we know it
 The GHE helps warm the troposphere
 IT is caused by the interaction of gaseous
molecules that are excited by infrared
radiation
 It is based on the potential energy of the
molecules in the air
 It can be affected by the concentration of the
atmospheric gases
+
16
Which of the following is a
limiting factor for a grassland
biome?
Number
of species
Species of the grass
Size of the population
Number of organisms
Amount of precipitation
+
17
Which
of the following is a correctly
diagramed food chain:
Plankton
– filter feeding clam—
octopus—shark
Hawk—snake—mouse—grass
Scavenging vulture—oak tree—
squirrel—fungi
apple tree—worm—salmon—
plankton
Crocodile—antelope—lion--vulture
+
18
The % of usable energy
transferred as biomass from one
trophic level to another is known
as:
Energy
flow
Gross primary productivity
Ecological efficiency
Biological diversity
Range of tolerance
+
19
 All
of the following are true of Net Primary
Productivity (NPP) except:
The rate at which an ecosystem’s producers can convert
solar energy into biomass is used in determining it
 The chemical energy which is available in producer’s
biomass for consumers is used in determining it
 It is higher in certain biomes receiving more solar
radiation, like those found closer to the equator
 It is higher in certain aquatic life zones in which the
limiting factor of nutrients are available
 It gives scientists information about the energy
availability to support food webs in a given ecosystem

+
20
Which
cycle depends on the
work of specialized bacteria for
several conversions?
Hydrologic
Nitrogen
Carbon
Phosphorus
sulfur
+
21
Which
cycle have human disrupted
by burning coal and extracting
metals from rock that contain large
amounts of this element?
Hydrologic
Nitrogen
Carbon
Phosphorus
sulfur
+
22
Ecologists
utilize GIS (geographic
information systems)to:
Develop
mathematical and other
models to simulate ecosystems
Critique their observations
Collect, overlay, and display data from
various sources revealing composite
effects within systems
Replace field and laboratory
investigations
Take soil samples remotely
+
23
Generalized
pyramid energy flow
has only a 10% efficiency, while 90%
of the energy is lost to the
environment as heat. This
phenomenon is explain by:
Law
of limiting factors
Law of conservation of matter
The food web corollary
The greenhouse effect
Second law of thermodynamics
+
24
A
type of consumer, these
organisms feed on the waste or
dead bodies of other organisms:
Detritivores
Chemosynthesis
Decomposers
Producers
omnivores
+
25
Through
this process some
autotrophs are able to draw energy
and produce carbohydrates n deep
ocean thermal vents.
Detritivores
Chemosynthesis
Decomposers
Producers
omnivores